Aria the Animation (TV)

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Alternative title:

Ария (Russian)

アリア (Japanese)

水星領航員 (Chinese (Taiwan))

Genres: magic , science fiction , slice of life

Objectionable content: None

Plot Summary: On the planet Aqua lies the watery city of Neo Venezia, a tourist hub in which people travel around in gondolas. Professional gondoliers known as Undines are well-revered as they act as tour guides for the people. Akari Mizunashi is a gondolier in training and also an employee of Aria Company. She gets to meet all sorts of people as she takes them on the gondola rides, from friendly mentors to special individuals, all this admidst the beautiful scenic backdrop of the entire city.

User Ratings: 1278 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: 223 votes (sub:202, dub:11, raw:5, ?:2, others:3

1 Russian subtitled
1 Tagalog dubbed
1 French subtitled

)

Excellent: 391 votes (sub:351, dub:24, raw:6, others:10

5 Spanish subtitled
3 Russian subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled

)

Very good: 259 votes (sub:231, dub:16, raw:5, ?:1, others:6

2 Russian subtitled
2 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 German subtitled

)

Good: 188 votes (sub:170, dub:8, raw:2, ?:1, others:7

4 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian subtitled

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Decent: 95 votes (sub:84, dub:4, raw:1, others:6

2 Polish subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Tagalog dubbed
1 Italian subtitled
1 French subtitled

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So-so: 62 votes (sub:54, dub:3, raw:2, others:3

2 Portuguese subtitled
1 French subtitled

)

Not really good: 20 votes (sub:20)

Weak: 26 votes (sub:25, dub:1)

Bad: 6 votes (sub:6)

Awful: 6 votes (sub:6)

Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:2)

Seen in part or in whole by 2414 users, rank: #471 (of 10369)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.976 (Very good), std. dev.: 1.7727, rank: #749 (of 10551)
Weighted mean: 7.863 (Very good), rank: #853 (of 10551) (seen all: 8.11 / seen some: 6.27 / won't finish: 4.51)
Bayesian estimate: 7.859 (Very good), rank: #600 (of 7993)

Running time: 25 minutes per episode

Number of episodes: 13

Episode titles: We have 13

Vintage:

2005年10月05日 to 2005年12月28日

2010年01月06日 to 2010年01月22日 (Philippines, Anime Revolution on Q)

Release dates: We have 12

Opening Theme:

"Undine (ウンディーネ)" by Yui Makino

#2: "Undine -forest mix-" (ウンディーネ -forest mix-) by Yui Makino (ep 12)

Ending Theme:

"Rainbow" by ROUND TABLE feat. Nino

#2: "Rainbow -acoustic ver.-" by ROUND TABLE feat. Nino (ep 12)

Insert song:

"Just For You" by Round Table featuring Nino (ep 13)

"Symphony" by Yui Makino (eps 11-12)

Official website:

Aria the Official Site

TV Tokyo Aria Official Site (Japanese)

TVアニメーション「ARIA The ANIMATION」公式サイト (Japanese)

Links: We have 1

Trivia: We have 3

Reviews:

Aria the Animation (Aug 27, 2012)

Aria The Animation Sub.DVD (Oct 25, 2008)

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Blu-ray (Region A)

Aria the Animation - Season 1 (Blu-ray) 2020年03月03日

Aria the Animation [Kickstarter Exclusive] (Blu-ray) 2018年08月29日

Blu-ray (Region B)

Aria the Animation - Season 1 [UK] (Blu-ray) 2021年10月25日

DVD (Region 1)

Aria the Animation - Season 1 (Sub.DVD) 2008年09月30日

Aria the Animation - Season 1 [Litebox] (Sub.DVD) 2013年10月01日

DVD (Region 4)

Aria the Animation (Sub.DVD) 2012年04月19日

Japanese staff Japanese cast

Director: Junichi Satō

Series Composition: Junichi Satō

Scenario:
Ayuna Fujisaki (eps 9, 11, 13)
Junichi Satō (eps 1-2, 8)
Reiko Yoshida (eps 3-7, 10, 12)

Storyboard:
Hiroko Kazui (ED)
Jun Fukuda (eps 5, 10)
Junichi Satō (6 episodes

eps 1-2, 4, 8, 11-12

)
Kazunobu Fuseki (eps 7, 13)
Keiji Gotō (ep 3)
Kenichi Takeshita (ep 9)
Mamoru Sasaki (ep 6)
Nanako Shimazaki (ep 6)
Yoshio Mukainakano (ep 2)

Episode Director:
Daisuke Tsukushi (eps 5, 11)
Kazunobu Fuseki (eps 1-2, 7, 13)
Keiji Gotō (ep 3)
Kenichi Takeshita (eps 9, 11)
Masato Tamagawa (eps 4, 8, 12)
Nanako Shimazaki (ep 6)
Shintarō Itoga (eps 10, 13)
Takahiro Natori (eps 7, 10, 13)
Yoshio Mukainakano (ep 2)

Music:
Choro Club
Takeshi Senoo

Original creator: Kozue Amano

Character Design: Makoto Koga

Art Director: Junichirō Nishikawa

Chief Animation Director: Makoto Koga

Animation Director:
Etsuko Sumimoto (ep 4)
Hiroshi Kazui (ep 12)
Makoto Koga (eps 1, 13)
Masatsugu Arakawa (ED)
Masayuki Onji (ep 11)
Mikio Fujiwara (ep 7)
Tadahito Matsubayashi (ep 8)
Takayuki Hanyū (eps 6, 13)
Takeshi Kusaka (eps 11, 13)
Takuji Yoshimoto (eps 3, 7, 13)
Tomohisa Shimoyama (eps 5, 10)
Toshiyuki Fujisawa (ep 9)
Yūji Kondō (ep 2)
Yūji Yanase (4 episodes

eps 6, 10, 12-13

)
Yukiko Miyamoto (ep 7)

Director of Photography: Hiroshi Yoshida

Producer:
Shigeru Tateishi
Tetsuo Uchida
Yasutaka Hyuuga

2D Design:
Akiko Nakayama (eps 1-8, 10-13)
Chieko Ono (eps 1-8, 10-13)

2nd Key Animation:
Chiharu Satō (eps 5, 9)
Chika Tomoki (ep 3)
Choi Chul-Hee (DR Movie; eps 3, 9)
Daisuke Kurose (eps 3, 10, 13)
Deuk Won Jun (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; eps 11, 13)
Dong-Jun Kim (DR Movie; eps 3, 9)
Eun Hee Jeong (WHITE LINE; ep 13)
Hyun Kyung Kim (DR Movie; ep 10)
Hyun-Jo Ha (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; ep 13)
Ji Myung Oh (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; ep 13)
Jong Nam Park (DR Movie; ep 10)
Ju Suk Kim (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; eps 11, 13)
Katsunori Shibata (Studio Ron; ep 4)
Keiko Ishihara (Dogakobo; ep 11)
Kim Min Su (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; ep 13)
Kyang Sub Park (DR Movie; ep 10)
Mamiko Nakanishi (Dogakobo; ep 11)
Manabu Tateno (ep 5)
Masaru Shindō (eps 3, 5, 9)
Mi Sun Back (DR Movie; eps 3, 9)
Michiko Takegami (Dogakobo; ep 11)
Miho Ogawa (ep 3)
Min Su Cho (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; eps 11, 13)
Na Young Jeon (DR Movie; eps 3, 9)
Nobushige Inoshita (Dogakobo; ep 11)
Ryōko Matsuda (ep 1)
Sang-Tae Shin (DR Movie; ep 10)
Su Jin Han (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; eps 11, 13)
Takashi Narikawa (ep 1)
Tomokazu Sugimura (eps 10-11)
Yeo Shick Lim (DR Movie; ep 10)
Yong Sang Kwon (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; ep 13)
Young Il Kim (DR Movie; eps 3, 9)
Young Ran Jung (WHITE LINE; ep 13)
Yukiko Miyamoto (ep 1)
Zen Nagata (ep 3)

3D CG: Kaoru Matsumoto (eps 1-6, 8-12)

3D Producer: Eiji Mizutani (eps 1-6, 8-12)

Animation Cooperation:
Hideki Saijo (ep 13)
Keiji Gotō (ep 13)
Masayuki Onji (ep 13)
Takaaki Wada (ep 11)
Takeshi Kusaka (ep 9)
Tomohisa Shimoyama (ep 11)

Art Setting:
Junichirō Nishikawa (eps 1-4, 8, 12)
Masatsugu Arakawa (eps 2, 6, 9, 12)

Assistant Animation Director: Mikio Fujiwara (ep 3)

Assistant Director: Kazunobu Fuseki

Assistant producer:
Miho Ichii
Takahiro Natori

Background Art:
Aiichiro Hirose (Asahi Production; ep 2)
Asuka Kojima (eps 1-7 odd, 11)
Ayumi Takasaki (eps 1-7 odd, 11)
Byung No Yoo (AniVillage; ep 13)
Cheon Bok Lee (AniVillage; ep 13)
Chul-Kyu Kim (DR MOVIE; eps 7-13 odd)
Hiroshi Morikawa (eps 1-7 odd, 11)
Hiroshi Yoshikawa (Asahi Production; eps 2-12 even)
Jae Ryeol Lee (DR MOVIE; ep 11)
Jie Yhoun Kim (DR MOVIE; eps 7-13 odd)
Joung Hee An (DR MOVIE; eps 7-13 odd)
Ju Seon Cha (DR MOVIE; ep 13)
Jung Ah Park (AniVillage; ep 13)
Katsuhiro Haji (eps 1-7 odd, 11)
Maki Yoshikawa (Asahi Production; eps 2-12 even)
Makiko Konagi (6 episodes

eps 1-7 odd, 11, 13

)
Mi Jin Lee (AniVillage; ep 13)
Osamu Tayama (Asahi Production; eps 2-12 even)
Sang Min An (DR MOVIE; eps 7-13 odd)
Shin'ichi Kojima (6 episodes

eps 1-7 odd, 11, 13

)
So Young Im (DR MOVIE; eps 7, 11, 13)
Tae Yong Sung (DR MOVIE; ep 13)
Toshiaki Mitsunaka (Asahi Production; eps 2-12 even)
Won Young Jung (DR MOVIE; eps 7-13 odd)
Yoon-Mi Shin (AniVillage; ep 13)

Casting: Nobue Yoshinaga (Fonicia)

Color Check:
Kanako Hayashi (5 episodes

eps 2, 5, 7, 10, 13

)
Mayuko Okada (eps 3, 6, 9)
Ryoji Miyazaki (ep 11)
Tomomi Ishihara (eps 4, 8, 12)
Yoshimi Kawakami (ep 1)
Yūko Satō (eps 4, 8, 12)

Color design: Yoshimi Kawakami

Color setting:
Kanako Hayashi (5 episodes

eps 2, 5, 7, 10, 13

)
Mayuko Okada (eps 3, 6, 9)
Ryoji Miyazaki (ep 11)
Tomomi Ishihara (eps 4, 8, 12)
Yoshimi Kawakami (ep 1)
Yūko Satō (eps 4, 8, 12)

Design: Hiroyuki Kasugai

Digital Paint:
Aiko Mizuno (Studio Ron; eps 4, 8)
Chang Taek Jung (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; ep 11)
Eun Jung Lee (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; ep 11)
Hee Jung Jung (DR MOVIE; ep 7)
In Ha Cho (DR MOVIE; ep 7)
Jang Gi Chul (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Ji Yeon Moon (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Jin Hee Oh (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; ep 11)
Jin Kyung Kim (DR MOVIE; ep 7)
Jun Sung (DR MOVIE; ep 10)
Kang Hee Song (DR MOVIE; ep 10)
Kyoung Jin Park (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; ep 11)
Kyung Hee Shin (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; ep 11)
Man Chel Keong (DR MOVIE; eps 7, 10)
Masahiro Saito (ep 2)
Masashi Koike (ep 2)
Min Ah Yang (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Moon Sook Choi (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; ep 11)
Naoki Fukutani (Studio Ron; ep 4)
Sea Eun Park (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; ep 11)
Seon Joon Kim (DR MOVIE; ep 7)
Setsuko Satō (Studio Ron; eps 4, 8)
Shizuko Kawabata (Studio Ron; eps 4, 8)
So Ra Jeo (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Sung Hee Seo (DR MOVIE; ep 7)
Tomomi Ishihara (Studio Ron; ep 4)
Woong Seop Yang (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Yūko Satō (Studio Ron; ep 4)

Editing: Shigeru Nishiyama

Editing Assistant: Kentarō Tsubone

Effects: Toshiya Wada

Episode Director Assistant: Takahiro Natori

Finishing: Sung Hee Seo (ep 7)

Format Editing:
Emi Maruo (Q Tech; eps 3-13)
Kazunori Okada (Q Tech; eps 3-13)

Head Of Programming: Akiko Odawara (TV Tokyo)

Illustration:
Junichirō Nishikawa (ED)
Makoto Koga (ED)
Takuya Sodeyama (ED)

In-Between Animation:
Aya Kato (ep 2)
Dae Song In (DR MOVIE; eps 7, 10)
Du Suk Kim (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; eps 11, 13)
Due Won Kim (White Line; ep 13)
Duk Hwa Jin (DR MOVIE; ep 7)
Eri Ōba (ep 2)
Erika Tada (ep 2)
Eriko Nagoya (ep 2)
Hee Young Kim (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; eps 11, 13)
In Hoi Gu (DR MOVIE; ep 7)
Jeong Soon Kim (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; eps 11, 13)
Jin Gong (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; eps 11, 13)
Jong Yeon Cho (DR MOVIE; ep 7)
Katsuhiro Kumagai (eps 1, 3, 6)
Kazunori Takada (ep 2)
Keisuke Abe (ep 2)
Kwang Hyun Choi (DR MOVIE; eps 7, 10)
Kyung Hee Oh (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Kyung Joon Han (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Mi Sook Kim (DR MOVIE; ep 10)
Miho Hanada (Studio Ron; eps 4, 8)
Miki Yokoya (eps 1, 3, 6)
Mina Ichijou (ep 2)
Sachiko Miyamoto (eps 1, 3, 6)
Sang Hee Yu (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; eps 11, 13)
Saori Nakamura (ep 2)
Seong Yong Cheon (DR MOVIE; ep 7)
Shoko Takimoto (eps 1, 3, 6)
Shunta Sakamoto (eps 1, 3, 6)
Shuutarou Tsuzaka (ep 2)
So-Young Lee (DR MOVIE; ep 7)
Sook Kyung Woo (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Sung Mi Lee (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; eps 11, 13)
Tatsuaki Okamoto (Studio Ron; eps 4, 8)
Youn Chul Kim (White Line; ep 13)
Young Ju Son (G&G ENTERTAINMENT; eps 11, 13)
Young Mi Seo (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Young-Hoon Kim (DR MOVIE; ep 9)
Young-Jin Heo (DR MOVIE; ep 7)
Yuka Kitano (ep 2)

In-Between Check:
Hisaya Teshima (8 episodes

eps 1, 3, 6-7, 9-11, 13

)
Hong Kyu Kim (eps 11, 13)
Kenichi Watanabe (ep 2)
Masahiko Tamaru (ep 2)
Miyuki Abe (eps 4, 8, 12)
Seung Young Hong (eps 11, 13)
Tatsuji Narita (eps 6, 9-10, 13)
Tsukasa Nishiyama (8 episodes

eps 1, 3, 6-7, 9-11, 13

)
Tsutomu Yamamoto (ep 2)
Yu Sun Choi (eps 11, 13)

Insert Song Arrangement:
Mina Kubota (Barcarole; eps 6, 11)
Round Table (Just For You; ep 13)
Yasushi Sakurai (Symphony, Just For You; ep 12)

Insert Song Composition:
Katsutoshi Kitagawa (Symphony, Just For You; eps 12-13)
Mina Kubota (Barcarole; eps 6, 11)

Insert Song Lyrics:
Eri Kawai (Barcarole; eps 6, 11)
Rieko Itō (Symphony, Just For You; eps 12-13)

Insert Song Performance:
Dan Miyakawa (Just For You; ep 13 strings)
Eri Kawai (Barcarole; eps 6, 11)
Yui Makino (Symphony, Just For You; eps 12-13)

Key Animation:
Ai Saito (ep 8)
Akihide Muraji (Anime R; eps 7, 13)
Akihiro Taniguchi (ep 6)
Ayako Suzuki (ep 1)
Chie Hashimoto (ep 3)
Chiho Mifune (ep 2)
Chisato Ikehira (Yumeta Company; ep 11)
Chisato Kawaguchi (ep 10)
Daisuke Kurose (eps 5, 11)
Eiichi Yui (Studio Gao; ep 7)
Eiji Fukuyama (eps 4, 8, 12)
Emi Watanabe (ep 8)
Etsushi Mori (eps 1, 6, 10)
Fumiaki Sahara (5 episodes

eps 1, 3, 6, 10-11

)
Fumie Sasaki (Yumeta Company; ep 11)
Fumiko Yoshida (eps 1, 3)
Haruko Iizuka (ep 4)
Hideki Saijo (eps 1, 5)
Hideki Shibuya (ep 6)
Hideo Maru (ep 11)
Hiroaki Hanawa (ep 8)
Hirokazu Ishino (eps 10, 13)
Hiroki Harada (ep 11)
Hiroko Shigekuni (ep 5)
Hironori Hisashima (eps 1, 3, 5)
Hiroshi Irakawa (ep 3)
Hiroshi Takaguchi (ep 11)
Hiroyoshi Iida (eps 4, 8, 12)
Hiroyuki Kaidou (Anime R; eps 1, 10, 13)
Hiroyuki Ogura (ep 6)
Hiroyuki Shimizu (eps 5, 9)
Hitoshi Yoshida (ep 7)
Ichirō Uno (ep 6)
Jōji Matsuoka (eps 4, 8)
Junichi Hashimoto (ep 7)
Junichirō Taniguchi (ep 5)
Kanta Suzuki (ep 4)
Kaori Higuchi (eps 1, 7)
Kaoru Kusanagi (ep 5)
Kasumi Wada (ep 6)
Katsunori Shibata (eps 8, 12)
Katsuya Asano (ep 5)
Kayo Ikeda (eps 6, 13)
Kazuhiko Yokota (ep 10)
Kazumasa Takeuchi (ep 11)
Kazumi Miwa (ep 7)
Kazunari Kume (eps 4, 8, 12)
Kazunori Takahashi (Yumeta Company; ep 11)
Kazuo Sakai (ep 3)
Keiji Gotō (eps 3, 10, 13)
Keiji Shigesawa (eps 4, 6)
Keiko Fukumoto (eps 7, 10, 13)
Keisuke Goto (ep 8)
Kenji Matsuoka (eps 5, 12)
Kentarō Tokiwa (eps 4, 8, 12)
Kōichi Hayami (eps 1, 5)
Kōichirō Kawano (ep 8)
Kōji Komurakata (ep 5)
Kōji Matsuyama (ep 9)
Kozue Horanai (Seigasha; ep 13)
Maki Kōno (eps 1, 5)
Mamiko Nakanishi (eps 5, 13)
Mariko Ito (ep 3)
Mariko Kawamoto (ep 3)
Masahiro Kase (ep 3)
Masahisa Koyata (ep 12)
Masateru Inada (ep 7)
Masatsugu Arakawa (eps 9-10, 13)
Mayumi Oda (eps 5, 13)
Megumi Yamazaki (ep 5)
Michinori Shika (eps 5, 9)
Mieko Seki (ep 12)
Miho Aoki (ep 8)
Minoru Kawano (ep 5)
Mitsuharu Kazuki (Studio Gao; ep 7)
Mitsuhiro Iwasaki (eps 9, 13)
Mitsuteru Kubo (ep 12)
Naomi Okita (ep 10)
Naoto Satō (ep 2)
Naoto Umejima (ep 2)
Natsumi Tamura (ep 10)
Noriaki Kobayashi (Studio Gao; ep 7)
Noriko Takiyama (ep 8)
Rie Nishihara (Yumeta Company; ep 11)
Rie Saitou (ep 8)
Ryō Komori (6 episodes

eps 1, 3, 7, 10-11, 13

)
Ryōtarō Akao (Studio Gao; ep 7)
Sayo Aoi (ep 5)
Seiji Masuda (eps 3, 6)
Shigeki Awai (eps 6-7)
Shinya Kudo (Yumeta Company; ep 11)
Shinya Nishizawa (ep 11)
Shinya Suzuki (eps 4, 8, 12)
Shinya Yamada (Seigasha; eps 12-13)
Shūji Takahara (Yumeta Company; ep 11)
Shūji Tanaka (ep 12)
Shūko Tomita (ep 5)
Shume Matsumoto (eps 3, 6)
Takaaki Nagano (ep 5)
Takaaki Wada (eps 11, 13)
Takao Ozone (ep 3)
Takashi Tsuda (eps 7, 10)
Takashi Tsukamoto (ep 4)
Takayuki Hanyū (ep 6)
Takenori Tsukuma (ep 3)
Takeshi Kusaka (6 episodes

eps 1, 5, 9-10, 12-13

)
Takuji Yoshimoto (ep 1)
Tatsuya Urano (ep 6)
Teppei Sakai (Yumeta Company; ep 11)
Tomohisa Shimoyama (eps 10, 12)
Tomohito Taira (ep 3)
Tomoka Karino (ep 2)
Tomokazu Sugimura (eps 3, 13)
Tomomi Umemura (Yumeta Company; ep 11)
Toshihiko Masuda (eps 10, 13)
Toshiyuki Arai (eps 3, 7, 13)
Tsutomu Yamamoto (ep 2)
Wataru Yamamoto (ep 5)
Yasuhito Murakami (ep 10)
Yasutaka Hanabusa (ep 4)
Yōko Iizuka (Seigasha; eps 3, 13)
Yōsuke Yabumoto (ep 13)
Youko Kuboyama (eps 4, 8, 12)
Yūichi Nakazawa (Anime R; eps 1, 7, 13)
Yūji Kondō (ep 2)
Yūji Yanase (eps 6, 10)
Yuki Hishinuma (ep 7)
Yukie Harada (ep 8)
Yukiko Miyamoto (eps 1, 5)
Yūko Yamamoto (ep 3)
Yuuko Yoshimi (Studio Gao; ep 7)

Layout Cooperation: Kōji Komurakata (ep 2)

Layout Director: Masatsugu Arakawa

Music producer: Masao Fukuda

Music Selection: Yasuno Satō

Photography:
Fujiko Tabata (Studio Cosmos; eps 1-13)
Hiroshi Yoshida (ED)
Katsuyoshi Kishi (Studio Cosmos; eps 1-13)
Kazuhiro Udagawa (Studio Cosmos; eps 1-13)
Kōichi Gonda (Studio Cosmos; eps 1-13)
Naohisa Haijima (Studio Cosmos; eps 1-13)
Norikazu Yamaguchi (Studio Cosmos; eps 1-13)
Shinji Ikegami (Studio Cosmos; eps 1-13)
Tarō Okuzawa (Studio Cosmos; eps 1-13)
Tomohiro Nishiyama (Studio Cosmos; eps 1-13)
Tōru Sugawara (Studio Cosmos; eps 1-13)
Toshiyuki Sadamatsu (Studio Cosmos; eps 1-13)
Yoshino Yasuno (Studio Cosmos; eps 1-13)
Yūji Shirai (Studio Cosmos; eps 1-13)
Yūko Orikasa (Studio Cosmos; eps 1-13)
Yumiko Morimoto (Studio Cosmos; eps 1-13)

Planning:
Ichiro Seki
Katsunori Haruta
Naoki Nakamura
Yoshihiro Hosaka

Planning Cooperation: Tatsuji Hagiwara (Monthly Comic Blade Editorial)

Production Cooperation: Fumiomi Gotō (ep 11)

Production Runner:
Atsushi Urushiyama (ep 6)
Fumika Seto (ep 3)
Kōhei Eguchi (4 episodes

eps 1, 7, 10, 13

)
Kyu Taek Choi (ep 13)
Makoto Nara (eps 2, 5, 9)
Masae Kaneko (eps 11, 13)
Ryuu Kawajiri (eps 4, 8, 12)
Takuya Kitamura (eps 8, 12)

Program Manager: Fukashi Azuma (TV Tokyo)

Program Publicity: Takae Kuroda (TV Tokyo)

Promotion: Takayuki Nagatani

Prop Cooperation:
Kenji Masuda (ep 8)
Takeshi Kusaka (eps 8, 10-13)

Publicity: Machiko Ishii (TV Tokyo)

Recording: Kimitaka Kawasaki

Recording Assistant: Hiroki Sawamura

Research Coordinator: Taku Komaya (m-cube)

Scanning: Yoshimi Kawakami (ED)

Special Effects:
Hisakazu Sakai (eps 4, 8, 12)
Takatoshi Abe (10 episodes

eps 1-3, 5-7, 9-11, 13

)
Tomomi Ishihara (eps 4, 8, 12)

Special Thanks To:
Hiroaki Yoshida
Shinsaku Hatta
Sumihiro Kamitama
Yasuhiro Mikami
Yoshihiro Iwasaki
Yoshimasa Hashimoto

Theme Song Arrangement:
Mina Kubota (OP)
Round Table (ED)
Yasushi Sakurai (ED)

Theme Song Composition:
Katsutoshi Kitagawa (ED)
Mina Kubota (OP)

Theme Song Lyrics:
Eri Kawai (OP)
Katsutoshi Kitagawa (ED)

Theme Song Performance:
Eri Kawai (eps 5, 11 INS)
Nino (ED)
Round Table (ED)
Yui Makino (OP)

Erino Hazuki as Akari Mizunashi

Chinami Nishimura as Aria Pokoteng

Chiwa Saitō as Aika S. Granzchesta

Junko Minagawa as Akira E. Ferrari

Kaori Mizuhashi as Ai

Ryō Hirohashi as Alice Carroll

Sayaka Ōhara as Alicia Florence

Tomoko Kawakami as Athena Glory

Ai Matayoshi as
Girl B (ep 8)
Undine 2 (ep 6)

Akemi Okamura as Agatha (ep 4)

Akeno Watanabe as
Albert Pitt
Maa-shachou

Akira Tomisaka as
Akio (ep 12)
Senior 1 (ep 3)
Undine 1 (ep 6)

Chiwa Saitō as Asuna (ep 12)

Eriko Kigawa as
Ai's mother (ep 1)
Ayame (ep 13)
Girl A (ep 8)
Senior 2 (ep 3)
Shin (ep 12)
Undine 'A' (ep 11)

Fumie Mizusawa as Underclassman 1 (ep 3)

Hideki Tasaka as Himeya A (ep 2)

Hirofumi Nojima as Akatsuki Izumo

Hisao Egawa as Akatsuki's brother (eps 3, 11)

Junko Minagawa as Akira (ep 12)

Kaori Mizuhashi as Hime-shachou

Kōhei Fukuhara as Crowd (ep 12)

Kōsuke Toriumi as Arashi (ep 7)

Masayo Kurata as Ami (eps 4, 13)

Megumi Nasu as Customer (ep 3)

Megumi Toyoguchi as Amelie (ep 7)

Motomu Kiyokawa as Uncle Postman

Ryō Hirohashi as Anita (ep 12)

Shinji Kawada as Performer B (ep 8)

Shinya Fukumatsu as Performer A (ep 8)

Tetsuharu Ōta as Father (ep 13)

Tomohisa Asō as Ai's father (ep 1)

Tomoko Kawakami as Ange (ep 12)

Toshihide Tsuchiya as Old man (ep 12)

Wataru Hatano as Himeya B (ep 2)

Yasuko Hatori as Old lady (ep 10)

Yōko Asada as Akiko Hoshino (eps 12-13)

Yoshiko Matsuo as Grandma (eps 9, 13)

Yoshimasa Hosoya as Crowd (ep 12)

Yūji Ueda as Udo "Woody" Ayanokohji the 51st

Yuuko Uchiyama as Woman B (ep 1)

Yumi Uchiyama

Japanese companies

2nd Key Animation:
Asahi Production (ep 12)
Dōga Kōbō (ep 11)
DR Movie (eps 7, 9-10)
E-guardian (ep 12)
EASIA (ep 12)
G&G Entertainment (eps 11, 13)
I-Move (ep 4)
Kyung Kang ANIA (ep 13)
Mouse (eps 4, 8)
Nakamura Production (eps 4, 8, 12)
Phoenix Animation (ep 13)
RADIX02 (ep 1)
Seigasha (ep 9)
Studio Lagoon (ep 3)
Studio Rong (eps 4, 8, 12)
Tatsunoko Production (ep 12)
White Line (ep 13)

Animation Production: Hal Film Maker

Background Art:
AniVillage (7 episodes

eps 2-12 even, 13

)
Asahi Production (eps 2-12 even)
DR Movie (eps 7-13 odd)

Broadcaster:
Aichi Television Broadcasting (2005年10月06日)
AT-X (2005年10月10日)
TV Hokkaido (2005年10月11日)
TV Osaka (2005年10月05日)
TV Q Kyuushuu (2005年10月11日)
TV Setouchi (2005年10月12日)
TV Tokyo

Digital Paint:
Changzhou New Star Art Co Ltd. (ep 2)
D-COLORS (eps 1, 3, 6)
DR Movie (eps 5, 7, 9-10)
EASIA (eps 4, 8, 12)
Frontline (ep 4)
G&G Entertainment (eps 11, 13)
Kyung Kang ANIA (eps 3, 5, 13)
Phoenix Animation (6 episodes

eps 3, 5-6, 9, 11, 13

)
RADIX02 (eps 1, 3)
Studio Angle (eps 1, 3)
Studio Elle (7 episodes

eps 1, 3, 5, 9-11, 13

)
Studio Malvine (ep 10)
Studio Rong (eps 4, 8, 12)
ufotable (ep 3)
White Line (ep 13)

Digital Works Collaboration: Production I.G

Editing:
Q-Tec (format; eps 3-13)
Toei Audio Visual Art Center

In-Between Animation:
Chaos Project (ep 1)
DR Movie (eps 5, 7, 9-10)
EASIA (eps 4, 8, 12)
Frontline (ep 4)
G&G Entertainment (eps 11, 13)
I-Move (ep 4)
Kyung Kang ANIA (eps 3, 5, 13)
Oh! Production (ep 1)
Phoenix Animation (6 episodes

eps 3, 5-6, 9, 11, 13

)
RADIX02 (ep 3)
Seigasha (ep 5)
SHAFT (ep 1)
Studio Angle (eps 1, 3)
Studio DEEN (ep 1)
Studio Guts (ep 2)
Studio Malvine (ep 10)
Studio Mark (ep 1)
Studio Rong (eps 4, 8, 12)
Studio Zaendō (ep 3)
TNK (ep 1)
White Line (ep 13)

Key Animation:
Anime R (ep 13)
DR Movie (eps 7, 9)
E-guardian (ep 12)
Seigasha (eps 4, 13)
STUDIO GAO (ep 7)
Studio Wanpack (ep 3)
Yumeta Company (ep 11)

Line Test:
Mushi Production (ep 3)
PPM (eps 5, 10, 12)
R.I.C (eps 3, 9)
Radix (eps 5, 9-10, 13)
Studio CATS (ep 13)
Studio Rong (eps 4, 8)
Trans Arts Co. (eps 10-11)
ufotable (ep 13)
w-sky (ep 11)

Music Collaboration: TV Tokyo Music

Music Production: Victor Entertainment

Photography: Studio Cosmos

Production:
ARIA Company
Hal Film Maker
Mag Garden
Production I.G
Shochiku
TV Tokyo

Production Cooperation:
Studio Rong (eps 4, 8, 12)
Yumeta Company (ep 11)

Recording Studio: Toei Audio Visual Art Center

Sound Effects: Swara Pro

English cast

English staff

ADR Director: Joe Digiorgi

Translation:
Mayumi Kobayashi
Neil Nadelman

Executive producer: Shawne Kleckner